Tag Archives: classic

Review – Structured Design

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Bill Wake

Structured Design. Edward Yourdon and Larry L. Constantine. Prentice-Hall, 1979. This was one of the early structured "standard works" that I've only just gotten to for the first time. I'd learned things like coupling and cohesion, afferent and efferent flows, … Continue reading →

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Review – Current Trends in Programming Methodology, Vol. 4: Data Structuring

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Bill Wake

Current Trends in Programming Methodology, Volume 4: Data Structuring, Raymond T. Yeh, editor. Prentice-Hall, 1978. In parallel with "structured programming," (which often focused on code structure), there was more esoteric work done on "structured data." A lot of this found … Continue reading →

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Review – A Software Tools Sampler

Posted on June 13, 2005 by Bill Wake

A Software Tools Sampler, Webb Miller. Prentice Hall, 1987.Unix and its tools are still important, even if the modern GUI mostly ignores their abilities. This book provides algorithms and C code for file updating, comparison, searching, and editing. It’s probably … Continue reading →

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Review – The Art of Software Testing

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

The Art of Software Testing, Glenford Myers. Wiley, 1979. Dated? Yes, but I still like it. (Reviewed Nov., '02)

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Review – The Art of Computer Programming

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

The Art of Computer Programming, Donald E. Knuth. Addison-Wesley, 1998 (boxed set edition). I wish I were enough of a mathematician to understand it all, but time studying these books has always been worthwhile. I'm hoping for volumes 4 and … Continue reading →

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Review – Gödel, Escher, Bach

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, Douglas R. Hofstadter. Basic Books, 1999 (20th anniversary edition). An exploration of music, math, and art, and how they intertwine with computers.  (Reviewed Nov., '02)

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Review – Design Patterns

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

Design Patterns, Erich Gamma et al. Addison-Wesley, 1995. A catalog of 23 patterns used in object-oriented design. It's a little new to be called a classic, but I'll go out on a limb for this one. (Reviewed Nov., '02)

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Review – Peopleware

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, Tom deMarco and Timothy Lister. Dorset House, 1999 (2/e).Ways to make teams productive.  (Reviewed Nov., ’02)

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Review – Structured Programming

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

Structured Programming O.-J. Dahl, E. W. Dijkstra, and C.A.R. Hoare. Academic Press, 1972. Dijkstra explains structured programming (with an eye to proofs), Hoare explains data structures, and Dahl and Hoare explain something called "objects." Note the publication year. (Reviewed Nov., '02)

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Review – The Mythical Man-Month

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

The Mythical Man-Month, Fred Brooks. Addison-Wesley, 1995 (2/e).“Adding people to a late project makes it later.” This and other observations about software and software teams. If you’ve never read it, you owe it to yourself to find out what our field … Continue reading →

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Review – Programming Pearls; More Programming Pearls

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

Programming Pearls, Jon Bentley. Addison-Wesley, 1999 (2/e). More Programming Pearls, Jon Bentley. Addison-Wesley, 1988. These truly are pearls: great lessons in programming in the small.  (Reviewed Nov., '02)

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Review – Compilers (The Dragon Book)

Posted on November 14, 2002 by Bill Wake

Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools, Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman. Addison-Wesley, 1986. The infamous "dragon book." There are plenty of things it doesn't cover, but it provides a theory-based look at the basics of scanning, parsing, … Continue reading →

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